Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:12:49 +0930 From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx> To: Frank Walder <jlsmbg@home.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD download Message-ID: <20011024121249.E41477@plug.cx> In-Reply-To: <KKENJGLIMNALNLKKIIIIIEAACCAA.jlsmbg@home.com>; from jlsmbg@home.com on Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:41:24PM -0400 References: <KKENJGLIMNALNLKKIIIIIEAACCAA.jlsmbg@home.com>
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On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:41:24PM -0400, Frank Walder wrote:
> I am currently running a network of seven computers at home, four Win2000,
> one NetWare5, and one blank. I want to dedicate the blank machine to
> running your BSD. I went to your FreeBSD.org website on my Win2000 Server
> to download the operating system, but have had some problems. First, the
> IE5.5 locks up when I click on the ftp hyperlink. second, my CuteFTP client
> errors out with "425 Can't build data connection: Operation timed out." when
> I log on anonymously.
That sounds like you're having a problem with firewalling. Are you
behind a firewall? Perhaps you should try passive FTP.
> I want to remove Bill Gates from my life, but your site is not making that
> easy. It might be free, but it is not easy either. I can be contacted by
> email at jlsmbg@hotmail.com or by telephone at 610-583-0556.
That's good. FreeBSD isn't that hard to get into -- it seems that you're
having a few difficulties with FTP, nothing more. Failing the suggestion
above, you might be able to try looking for a local UNIX user group --
they're bound to have CDs that you can copy.
- andrew
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